DeMarcus Cousins called out Lonzo Ball on Instagram for 'running from' De'Aaron Fox

The world of social media had its fun flogging Lonzo Ball for missing another matchup with Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox, who previously torched Ball (among others) for 39 points during Kentucky’s Sweet 16 win over UCLA in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Among those who turned up to torch Zo: DeMarcus Cousins.

Cousins, who also starred for Sacramento and Kentucky before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, offered some advice to Ball in an Instagram comment. He was responding to a post from House of Highlights that showed Fox’s poster dunk on fellow Wildcats one-and-done star Julius Randle.

“Shorty gotta stop running from that action,” Cousins wrote under the handle “boogiecousins.”

Ball missed Sunday’s 75-69 Los Angeles Lakers win over the Kings while nursing a left ankle sprain. He sat out what would have been his first pro faceoff with Fox this past July at the NBA Summer League with a groin injury. The Lakers won that game against the Kings, 95-92.